Question | Answer |
Bio Indictors | Organisms or parts of organisms that are used to asses ecosystem health |
Bio Magnification | The dose level increases at each level |
Plankton | small and microscopic organisms that move with the currents |
Universal solvent | lots of substances dissolve in it |
upwelling | the movement of nutrients rich water from deep to shallow areas |
Aquifer | rock layer that stores water and allows water to flow through it |
Buoyancy | ability of fluid to exert a force upward on an object |
SONAR | Sound Navigation and Ranging |
Oceanic Zone | open waters of the ocean |
Lake | a low piece of land that surface runoff collects |
Polarity | the uneven charges of water one end is negative the other end is positive |
Point Source | the source of pollution is identified |
photosynthesis | the absorbing of sunlight to create dissolved oxygen
(Light energy + CO2 + Water = Glucose + oxygen) |
Nekton | Swimming animals that can move independently throughout the currents |
Oceanography | the study of oceans |
Non Point Source | the source of pollution is not identified |
Watersheds | areas of land were water collects and drains into one place |
Water table | the highest part in the ground is filled with water
(holds water) |
Impermeable Rock | Resistent of the passage of water |
Respiration | disolved oxygen in the ocean to help the organisms breath
(Oxygen + Glucose = Energy |
Tributaries | Feed into rivers |
Bio accumulation | the accumulation of a substance in an organism |
GIS | Global Informational System
makes multiple maps of the same location and place |
Remote sensing | Using satellite to monitor oceans |
Hydrothermal Vents | cracks in the oceans crust that releases mineral rich water that was heated by earths inter core |
Intertidle zone | shoreline area between high and low tides |
Glacier | masses of ice and snow that move slowly over earths surface |
Oceans | cover 71% of earths surface |
Polar ice caps | most freshwater is frozen at the polar ice caps |
Salinity | the saltiness of water |
Nertic Zone | slopes down from the edge of the shoreline to the ocean floor |
Cohesion | water molecules stick together |
GPS | Global Positional Satellite
accuratly maps the ocean |
Physical Indicators | involve hand-on-hand monitoring
(like ground truthing) |
Turbidity | the measure of how clear water is |
PH | the measure of how acidic a liquid is |
Nitrates | compounds used for growth by plants and alge |
Desalination | process used to seperate salt from sea water through boiling water |
Permable Rock | allowing the passage of water |
Specific Heat | the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of water |
Groundwater | water in the ground |
Surface tension | force on the surface of water that causes objects more dence than water to float on top |
Wetlands | areas of land that stay wet throughout the year |
Natural Resources | food exc. |
Pollution | any substance or form of energy that can cause harm to the enviroment and make unfit for organisms |
Benthos | plants and animals living near the ocean bottom |
Density | mass/volume |
Adhesion | tendency of water to stick to another surface |
Alal blooms | rapid growths of algae |